the big news today is that a load of people staying at the tower hotel - many of them athletes including serious 400m challenger Makwala - have norovirus. it causes you to **** and vomit all day. gjge tower hotel. makwala has withdrawn from the 400 final after having withdrawn from the 200 heats yesterday.

must point out that ****ting and vomiting during competition doesn't seem to bother the racewalkers, i guess they are made of sterner stuff

19:20 - Women's javelin final

19:30 - Women's 200m first round

19:35 - Men's pole vault final

20:35 - Women's 400m hurdles semi-finals

20:40 - Women's shot put qualifying

21:10 - Men's 3,000m steeplechase final

21:35 - Men's 800m final

21:50 - Men's 400m final

pole vault my pick today, that whiny french fella that got the arse booed off him in rio cos he was heads up against a brazilian will be going for gold altho apparently hes not been in good form

erryone freaking out about brazil then get aids in london

really sucks re: makwala, felt like he had a shot against the goat based on the prelims

It really sucks to lose a bet because of diarrhea

Best day of the championship imo, good event list. 400/800/3000 steeple are the best races to watch after the 100m

looks like the IAAF have forced him to withdraw from the 400 due to medical concerns, and that he wanted to run.

****ty ruling imo (LOL)

"medical concerns" = we remember the case of the marathoner with full blown diarrhea dripping from his legs and that's not good PR

ruining a showpiece event + incentivising athletes to hide medical concerns in future (danger) = worse than a potential ****ter on track

plus, again, racewalkers

why does 80% of pole dancers almost miss the mattress ?

I don't recall seeing that in previous events

maybe strong wind in their faces pushing them back

missed more than the mat there

annoying, im getting 400m heats rather than vaulters face splatting on the floor

Ta Lou butt can probably crush your genitals with a contraction, but visual is 10/10

oh TA LOU is back! hurrah!

update, the ****ting 400m guy has turned up and is all like let me in and they are saying no

Lavillenie looks ready

botswanian team manager on bbc now saying that they've had no communication from iaaf. he seems a bit pissed off

Makwala rebelling against british quarantine law, will try to start the 400

Wp Michael Johnson for taking charge of Gabby Logan's WOAT attempt at an interwiew.

He's been holding the entire show together! Cram and Backley are good as well but the rest of the team is pretty poor. I normally like Paula but she's been clicking buttons all over the place.

gabby seems fine to me. ennis also pretty good for a first timer. presenter team is superb overall

not a fan of paula just cos im scared she's going to perish at any moment

i'd prefer hazel irvine over gabby but shes not bad

has a polish person ever won the pole vault

Woj...ski, the brown hair polish, won in 2011 or 2013

Apparently makwala is trying to get in the training hall and they're not letting him.

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

British people have done lots of weird thing, like driving left, using ******ed units or worshipping a royal family in the 21st century

But not allowing a future world medalist, because he has diarhee is next level

its the iaaf making these ******ed rulings which is a french organisation based in monaco (this is why we have to hear the stupid french announcements that no1 understands when ppl get their medals)

so take a look closer to home mister

Botswana says it's IAAF
IAAF says it's British public health recommandation

IAAF president is Sebastian Coe anyway